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A total of 301 graduating seniors receive bachelor's degrees and hear Commencement speaker Ed Helms tell them that fear 'can be a spirit guide on your path to a successful life.'
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Eighteen months after introducing a new vision for Alumni Hall, Knox College has raised $11 million toward the renovation of this historic campus building.
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Knox's new Creating Opportunities and Access in Science and Technology (COAST) initiative will offer academic and financial support to students planning on careers in biology, chemistry, and biochemistry.
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Some of Knox College's graduating seniors answer the question: What's next?

According to two national surveys of business leaders, employers seek candidates who know how to think critically, communicate clearly, and navigate today's global marketplace -- all skills that Knox College outscores its peers at providing students.

Knox College students Alec Freytag and Lindsey Morgan are chosen for the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program, which offers scholarships, summer internships, and leadership opportunities.
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Knox College students in the Alternatives to Consumerism class traveled in groups for a community action project that involved giving away LED light bulbs in exchange for traditional, incandescent bulbs.

A history major with minors in anthropology and sociology and art history, she is 'finally getting to see the places I've studied' while studying abroad in Turkey's culturally rich environment.

Through his music capstone project, Nate Beck -- who has a minor in business and management -- finds that the processes of brand management and music composition have more in common than you'd probably expect.

Edward Novak 'wanted to help set this record straight' for Louis Taylor, a recently freed man who spent years in prison after being convicted of setting a fatal hotel fire. Experts now say it probably wasn't arson.

Knox College alumnus Zachary Stephenson '06 was recently recognized for his work representing LGBT students in a civil suit that helped make one Minnesota school district safer for everyone.

Knox College will award honorary degrees at Commencement 2013 to actor and comedian Ed Helms, who will deliver the Commencement Address, Knox College Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Lawrence Breitborde, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.